Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-04
NEWS FROM CONGRESS.
SENATE.

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Benator Plumb, from the committee on pub
kc lands, to-day reported tho senate bill for
The relief Of purchasers and other grantees
pf the United States Of certain swamp and
pverlowed lands and to reimburse and In
hemnify certain states This bill was intro
duced by MIR. Spooner, and provides:
1t shall be the duty cf the proper officers Of
Ind settle the claims Of any state against the
United States for all lands which have been OF
may hereafter be sold Or otherwise disposed Of
by the United states that were included in any
Rrant OF swamp or overflow lands to such state
That for all Of said lands In any state which
we're sold for cash the said state shall
have credit for the full amount OF the purchase
money received by the United States Is of the
last day OF the year in which IL were received
md the same shall be applied to the payment Of
The indebtedness, any, OF such state to the
United States. and the balance less such sums
% NAV heretofore been paid or credited as
Aforesaid shall be paid over to the said state.
An amendment was made providing that
the amount returned in lieu of the lands
should be Rt the price per acre fixed by tho
state for this land and il the state had not
dxed a price ON its land fair valuation
should be arranged between the United
States and the state to which the money
was to be paid -. -
IN THE HOUSE s*
Mr. Henderson a. C), from the committee
on elections, submitted o report on the Indi-
ana contested election case Of Kidd against
Steele and it was laid over until Thursday.
The report. which is unanimous, confirms
the right of the contestee {Steele) to the
teat 1t was ordered that the hour for the
daily meeting Of the house shall bs IL
O'Clock
Senator Sherman resigned the Presi-
dency OF the Senate. 1t is thought that
Mr.. Hoar will succeed him.
The presiding officer presented . commu
ntcation from the secretary of the interior
In reply to resolution inquiring as to any
TO applicants who have applied to congress
TOR reliaf. The secretary encloses a copy Of
the decision on that subject made by Assist
ant Secretary jerks in February, 1886, and
says that the matter had not been called to
his attention by appeal or otherwise.
THE DAILY vEroEs
The presiding officer presented messages
from the president disappearing pension bills
for Rachel Ann Pierrepont and jacob Smith,
because like pensions had been granted to
them regularly through the pension office
antedating the period when pensions under
these special acts would take effect; also a
pension bill for John D. Fneher on the ground
of the absence OF disability. The presiding
officer presented memorials from thirteen
posts OF the Grand Army of the Republic for
the passage Of the dependent pension bill
over the president'sveto, and like memorials
to provide for the retirement of United
States legal tender aud national bank notes
or small denominations and the issue of coin
certiflcntes, was reported adversely. The
bill making appropriations for the expenses
of the government OF the District Of .Colum-
bia, and the bill making appropriations fo1
The military academy, passed. The senate
took up the house bill to enlarge the powers
and duties Of the department Of agriculture
and to create an executive department., to
hS M khn oFO Sr,,11H,
and labor. aud was addressed BY Mr.. Miller
In; expls nation and advocacy of it. The bill
went over as unfinished business. The house
amendments to the sundry civil bill were
presented and We're disagreed to in bulk and
conference asked.
THE LOWER HOUSE
MI. Bland, as a privileged question. called
John W. Farris He bore testimony from &
personal knowledge Of the claimant to the
merit Of the claim and asked that the house
pass the bill over the veto. The house re-
fused to do this-yeas 1872, nays 90. The
house resumed in committee of the whole
the consideration OF senate amendments tt
the sundry civil appropriation bill The
recon M endations OF the committee having
been adopted. q conference was ordered
The house went into committee of the
whole ON the senate amendments to the
postoffice bill. The only section not con
CURED In was the one approprlating $500,
600 for the transportation of foreign MALL
by American steamships TO Southern ant
Central America and Brazil. Mr.. Burrow
moved concurrence and spoke in favor O.
his motion. Pending further debate tn,
committee rose, and the house adopted reso
lutions Of regret at the death OF Senate
Pike Of New Hampshire, after several eulo
gies had been delivered.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Petitions in yer,
large numbers from Grand Army posts. ask
ing for the passage of the dependent pensio,
bill over the presidents veto, were presented
from Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Con
necticut, Pennsylvauia, Minnesota, New
York, Iowa and Maine. A conference repor
sented and agreed to. The senate took VI
the pleuro- pneumonia bill. Mr.. McPhersol
moved to postpone it till tomorrow and t,
proceed to consideration Of the house Join
resolution for the investigation Of the Pa
cifc railroad. The motion was defeated
yeas 27, nays 31--a strict party vote, excep
that Mr. Van Wyck voted with the Demo
'crats in the affirmative. Mr.. Hoar gav
notice that he would tomorrow ask the sen
ate to assign time--probably o'clocI
Friday-for the consideration of the Pacif
railroad inquiry bill Mr.. frye made all ap
pea. to the senate to consider o message from
tho president vetOing the bill that WOult
allow arrearages OF pension to B s: Hopkins
Maine volunteer. He described the cas-,
,as q remarkable exceptional one and sal.
That the president had not the information
which he (Frye) now gave the senate. MI
;Cockrell said:
The facts. il made known to the pension
bureau, would have justified aa allowance OF tn
.arlearages OF pension: and If they had beel
brought to the attention OF the president h
would not have vetoed the bill.
The bill was passed over the veto BY
vote OF 50 to &. The SIX nays Were Messrs
Beck. Berry, Blackburn, Coke, Harris AM
Vance.
THE REPRESENTATIVES,
The conference report ON the bill relatin
to the close of the mackerel season wa
adopsed The house went into oommitte
of the whole on the senaIs amendments t
the postoffice appropriatiah bill 4 long de
hate took place on the amendment appro
priatlng $500, 900 for mail service wit
Central and South America The committe
arose and reported back to the house, wit
non -concurred In. The vote was postpo0e'
until tomorrow. ~
A house bill passed to effect . xeaxrangernen
of offices in the adiutant generals depart
ment The senate considered the bill to extir
pate contagious pleuro- -pneunl0nia, foot an,
mouth diseases and rinderpest among cattl
and to facilitate the expectation OF catti
and the products of live stock After som
debate, Mr.. Edmunds gave notice Of q
amendment which he would offer as . snh
stitute for the bill: sS
II proposed an appropriation OF 81, ,OOQ 600
q be expended under the direction OF the Iresi
dent and in his discretion, through the commis
sioner Of agricuiture, to aid tho anthorities 9
the several states In preventing the spread q
pIeuro pneumonia; the appropriation to expir
In tHo wears. lG,& - Il Sy # Isl b sffE1f
The bill was amended 30 as to have tn
commissioners appointed by the presidento Q
Il the Gated States without the necessity q
5 confirmation by the senate. Various amend
fhnritY which had hl,er nroroand To ha Srixfa